Troubleshoot themes in Beryl

[eagle_y2j]

I have installed Beryl on my Suse 10.2 system and using emerland theme manager but I can't figure out how to change themes from emerland theme manager there is no option to apply theme?

*img407.imageshack.us/img407/2923/beryl1tp9.th.png

 

[mehulved]

You just have to click on the theme to apply it.
But looking at the screenshot, either beryl is not running as your window manager or you have selected heliodor as your decoration manager.

checked again, beryl is not running.

 

[eagle_y2j]

look at these screenshots there is a beryl logo on desktop cube ! and beryl-xgl in process table '
*img341.imageshack.us/img341/9949/beryldg4.th.png

*img341.imageshack.us/img341/9727/beryl2zb7.th.png

 

[mehulved]

Hmm. then why isn't there beryl-manager icon? Also check if the decoration manager is heliodor?

 

[eagle_y2j]

Hmm. then why isn't there beryl-manager icon? Also check if the decoration manager is heliodor?

where to check this ?

 

[mehulved]

You should get a beryl-manager icon. Try running beryl-manager from command line.

 

[eagle_y2j]

it is resulting following error

xvinfo: unable to open display
xdpyinfo:unable to open display "".

 

[mehulved]

Try from Konsole.

 

[eagle_y2j]

tried ^^ but no sucess now I can't see title bars of applications !
*img180.imageshack.us/img180/1346/beryl3fn1.th.png

 

[mehulved]

Also what graphics card? What driver are you using?
And I guess xgl needs xserver-xorg-air. Is it running?

 

[eagle_y2j]

loveme@Jurisprudence:~> beryl
**************************************************************
* Beryl system compatibility check                           *
**************************************************************

Detected xserver                                : XGL

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension               : passed (v0.3)
Checking for XDamage extension                  : passed
Checking for RandR extension                    : passed
Checking for XSync extension                    : passed

I m using XGL with on board graphic in Intel 845 GVSR

 

[mehulved]

Change over to AIGLX. XGL is good for ati. AIGLX does better on intel.

 

[eagle_y2j]

Change over to AIGLX. XGL is good for ati. AIGLX does better on intel.

but this too doesn't solve my problem XGL is running smooth on my board but I can't beryl themes .

 

[dissel]

I don't know much about linux...but I think beryl-manger Icon only visible when Suse run In Gnome desktop.
Please correct me If I am wrong.

I also faced the same problem....then I removed it.

 

[freebird]

I too saw beryl-manager icon on gnome.and dont expect konsole to give X related O/P.try xterm or gnome-terminal for o/p.or use a package called sux installed.
but yes u have to select the correct window manager in this case beryl and it is easy via beryl-manager.so issue beryl-manager cmd and see,also if it shows metacity(err u use kde?) then replace via beryl --replace cmd.
I feel Compiz may be low in effects and plugins,but surely more stable.Also it will be good as beryl and compiz is in the verge of a merger.

 

[mehulved]

eagle_y2j are you running xorg or xorg-air or xserver-xgl?

 

[eagle_y2j]

^^ Xorg

 

[eddie]

You are not running Beryl's native window manager which is known as emerald...rather you are running KDE specific Beryl window manager known as aquamarine...this why you are not able to use emerald themes. You need to find kde window decorator themes and use them or change to emerald window manager.

 

[eagle_y2j]

You are not running Beryl's native window manager which is known as emerald...rather you are running KDE specific Beryl window manager known as aquamarine...this why you are not able to use emerald themes. You need to find kde window decorator themes and use them or change to emerald window manager.

^^ yes we are discussing this only how to start beryl with AIGLX and emerald in Open Suse 10.2

 

[mehulved]

Have you tried to follow beryl wiki?